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ApriHop
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
- From:
- Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
- Delaware, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #2,378 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #18,339 - Avg:
- 3.84 | pDev: 12.24%
- Reviews:
- 1,732
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 23, 2023
- Added:
- May 31, 2002
- Wants:
- 162
- Gots:
- 737
Aprihop is an American IPA brewed with Pilsner and Crystal malts. It's massively hopped -- in the continuous fashion, of course! -- and the flavor is complemented by the addition of apricots.
After fermentation, the beer is dry hopped with irresponsible amounts of Amarillo hops. The beer has a hoppy aroma, with the apricots playing a supporting role.
The flavor is rich with late hop flavors, and its bitterness is tempered by just the right amount of malt sweetness and fruity undertones from the apricots.
50 IBU
After fermentation, the beer is dry hopped with irresponsible amounts of Amarillo hops. The beer has a hoppy aroma, with the apricots playing a supporting role.
The flavor is rich with late hop flavors, and its bitterness is tempered by just the right amount of malt sweetness and fruity undertones from the apricots.
50 IBU
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Ratings by Anthony1:
Reviewed by Anthony1 from Colorado
2.99/5 rDev -22.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
2.99/5 rDev -22.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
The beer is a light golden brown color, with a dense medium-sized white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass. The aroma is of just what the name implies, hops and apricots, along with some caramelized malts. The tart flavor of apricots hits hard up front followed by a quick burst of hops bitterness. The two together seem rather harsh. There's a hearty malt character and a touch of caramel sweetness, but they're not enough to provide the balance that is sorely needed in this beer; although it does get a little better as it warms. The after-taste is bitter. Crisp but not too smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is clean. It's flavorful but I didn't find it too tasty, goes down ok, not too filling, good kick, Unlike many fruit beers, this one doesn't use the fruit flavor to try covering up the fact that it is still a beer, but this is definitely not a beer that I would want to drink again.
Aug 09, 2010More User Ratings:
Rated by crazyspicychef from Pennsylvania
2.38/5 rDev -38%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 2
2.38/5 rDev -38%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 2
The hops drown out any apricot flavor
This stuff is horrible.
Nov 15, 2020This stuff is horrible.
Reviewed by noahts from Virginia
4.71/5 rDev +22.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.71/5 rDev +22.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
One of my favorite beers ever, the dark, almost caramel flavor of the apricot is a much better compliment to the IPA style that you might think. A perfectly balanced beer and a great pickup if you can find it.
May 01, 2018
ApriHop from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
5011 ratings
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